Photographs taken around the valley of Borrowdale and the hanging valley of Watendlath in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Borrowdale Fells and Watendlath - Keswick
LOCAL WALKS: Keswick Area Discovery Walks
Aerial view of Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake from above Grange Crags in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Walla Crag from the southern end of Derwent Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Walla Crag from the Great Bay at the southern end of Derwent Water in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The River Derwent, Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Skiddaw rises in the distance.
Footbridge over the River Derwent, Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Surprise View in between Ashness Bridge and Watendlath in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A wonderful view over Derwent Water with Keswick and Bassenthwaite Lake in the far distance. Cat Bells is on the left and a cloud-capped Skiddaw to the right.
Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
This fine waterfall tumbles down behind Barrow House on the Borrowdale Road, close to Lodore Falls. The waterfall was enlarged by Joseph Pocklington shortly after he built the house (late 18th century) by excavating rock to divert water from another beck. He wanted his waterfall to be larger than the Lodore Falls.
Lodore Falls, Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The falls have an impressive total drop of 45m but can be rather disappointing in dry weather. This is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the rare mosses and lichens that thrive here.
Female walkers following a footpath through the trees in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Tree reflections in the River Derwent as it flows through Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of the River Derwent flowing towards Derwentwater from the summit of Castle Crag in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of the River Derwent flowing into Derwentwater from the summit of Castle Crag in Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria.
A late afternoon wintry view towards Cat Bells from Ashness Jetty on Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
The 1861 Holy Trinity Church with a traditional Lakeland shard fence (upright slabs of slate) at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
The church was built with money raised by a local lady, Margaret Heathcote.
The 1861 Holy Trinity Church at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
The church ceiling has striking dogtooth beams and the dogtooth pattern is reflected in the stonework around the exterior door and windows.
The chancel of the pretty Holy Trinity Church at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
The church dates from 1861 and was built with money raised by a local lady, Margaret Heathcote who also painted the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments as seen in this photograph. Her photograph hangs in the porch. Note the barrell shaped ceiling and the striking dogtooth beams. This dogtooth pattern is reflected in the stonework around the exterior door.
The War Memorial in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
This elaborately decorated Honister slate cross featuring carvings of animals, vines, a wreath and Celtic strap work was probably designed by John Ruskin's close assistant, WG Collingwood, an expert on Norse and Anglican archaeology.
Honister slate houses in the attractive village of Grange in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Springtime blossom in the scenic village of Grange in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Low Scawdel looms behind the farmhouse.
Springtime blossom in the scenic village of Grange in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Grange Bridge in Borrowdale, the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
An early 19th century road bridge spanning the River Derwent with two arches.
A vew of a very low River Derwent flowing towards Derwentwater from Grange Bridge in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
The Derwent rises at Styhead Tarn beneath Scafell Pike and flows nearly 19 miles / 30 km through Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake to join the Irish Sea at Workington on the west coast.
A glimpse through the trees to view the wide expanse of calm water at Gowder Dub on a bend in the River Derwent near Grange in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Bowder Stone, Grange in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Some think this 11m tall, 1,250 ton boulder, precariously balancing on a narrow edge is an erratic (a glacial deposit), but most believe it has simply become dislodged and fallen down the hillside. In 1798 a Keswick eccentric called Joseph Pocklington saw tourist potential in the stone. He built a cottage and small chapel there, then drilled a hole through the base of the rock and encouraged visitors to shake hands underneath it. He also erected a Druid Stone nearby.
Evening sun and cloud over the Borrowdale Fells and Helvellyn Range from Hause Gill beside Honister Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Herdwick sheep on a spoilheap of Dubs Quarry, Honister in the Lake District, Cumbria. Pillar rises in the distance.
Friar's Crag, Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Friar's Crag offers a fine viewpoint over Derwentwater to the 'Jaws of Borrowdale' at the southern end of the lake. The crag is named after St. Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne monks who embarked from this point to visit the 7th century hermit, St. Herbert who lived on the large island to the right of the lake..
The southern view over Derwentwater towards Castle Crag in the 'Jaws of Borrowdale' from Friar's Crag, Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The crag is named after St. Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne monks who embarked from this point to visit the 7th century hermit, St. Herbert who lived on the large island to the right of the lake..
Brackenburn Lodge, Manesty, Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Sir Hugh Walpole, author of the Lakeland ‘Herries Chronicles’, bought Brackenburn in 1923. He wrote much of his work in his study above the garage of the lodge from where he had great views of the lake.
Rosthwaite Plaque on a barn door in the village of Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The plaque is made from green slate from the nearby Honister Quarry.
The sleepy hamlet of Rosthwaite in the Borrowdale Valley, the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view towards Castle Crag and Goat Crag from the Lake District village of Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, Cumbria.
New Bridge over the River Derwent near Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
This beautiful old stone bridge was repaired following the floods of December 2015.
New Bridge over the River Derwent at Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Sadly no research suggests that this beautiful stone bridge was a true packhorse bridge.
Stepping stones across the River Derwent near Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Tree roots and reflections. The River Derwent near Rosthwaite in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Buckstones Jump on Rydal Fell..
Rydal Beck, diverted by a natural dam of glaciated Borrowdale volcanic rock, falls into the pool of Buckstones Jump. with a natural shingle beach. Drumlins (deposited heaps of glacial debris) can be seen behind the pool.
Seathwaite Farm and Seathwaite Fell at the southerly head of Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria. Seathwaite is the wettest inhabitated place in England.
Herdwick sheep beside Stockley Bridge, an early 18th century packhorse bridge spanning Grains Gill at the southerly head of Borrowdale, Seathwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Stockley Bridge, an early 18th century true packhorse bridge spanning Grains Gill at Seathwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Talorgill Force on the slopes of Base Brown, Seathwaite at the head of Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
At 42m / 140ft, this is one of the highest waterfalls in the Lake District.
Honister green slate plaque at Seatoller, Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The hamlet of Seatoller with a backdrop of the Borrowdale Fells and a distant view towards Scafell Pike.
The hamlet of Seatoller with a backdrop of the Borrowdale Fells and a distant view towards Glaramara in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A Herdwick sheep with lamb graze above the hamlet of Seatoller in Borrowdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Walkers heading for refreshment in The Yew Tree, Seatoller at the head of Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Yew Tree, Seatoller at the head of Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Established in 1624, the Yew Tree provided accommodation for German graphite miners. Today it is a welcome stop for walkers on the Cumbria Way long distance footpath.